This is day five of my new way of life. I feel really good and seem to already have more energy than I did last week. I love all the food I'm eating......I could live on fruits and vegetables. I've been going to the gym every night, except I took last night off, and walking on the treadmill. We've been taking the dogs out for walks. Our first weigh-in is on Saturday. I'm excited to see how much I've lost. Although I have a long-term goal, I'm just taking one day at a time. I know that being older and having my thyroid problem it's going to be harder for me to lose the weight but I'm not going to give up.....I'M GOING TO DO THIS!!!

So much to do, so little time....well, for me it's more like so much time, so little to do. Even though I don't have much to do these days it seems like I don't have time for much. Being here in Wisconsin is different. The people here are, how shall I say....rude, well not all of them but most of them are. We really haven't done much sightseeing because Abby was spayed a week ago and needs two weeks to recover. It's not bad staying at home....we are saving lots of money and actually spending time together. I'm excited because we are going on a cruise in October and Becky and Walt will be joining us. It will be so much fun hanging out with them and reconnecting. I'm so glad that they are back in our lives...where they belong. Another birthday has come and gone. This one was extremely hard for me because I was away (faraway) from my family. I so much wanted to spend Mother's Day with mom, but I know there will be more to celebrate with her. Everytime I talk with LuLu she and I end up crying on the phone together. She's going through so many medical problems right now and it kills me to know that I can't be there with her. All in all, life is moving right along. I'm still loving the life I've picked and wouldn't trade it for the world.